Brownback announced his action Friday. The changes take effect next week.

Abortion opponents have said the bill makes minor changes in existing laws without setting new policy. Planned Parenthood remained neutral on it.

The bill revises a requirement that the home pages of abortion providers’ websites link to a state health department site about pregnancy and fetal development. Providers would no longer have to post a statement that the state’s information is accurate and objective.

The measure also revises language in Kansas laws on medical emergencies in which abortion restrictions are waived.

Brownback said the bill affirms, in his words, “the sanctity of human life at all stages.”

• Brownback on Friday also indefinitely extended a ban on expanding Medicaid in Kansas under the federal health care overhaul.

He signed a bill approved by the GOP-dominated Legislature to keep the ban in place. The governor and other Republicans have been strong critics of the 2010 federal health care law.

A ban included in budget legislation last year is set to expire in July 2015.

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